Check out the events happening around our community this weekend.
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Friday, May 24 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Come out to The Plant this Friday for the Bazaar night market. Vendors will be on hand selling vintage goods while you enjoy live music, food, and beverages. For more information, click here.
Friday, May 24 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
This Friday, FRANK Art Gallery is holding the opening reception for their new Featured Artists Exhibit. See work from Carroll Lassiter, Peg Bachenheimer, Deborah Harris, Judith Ernst, and Kathy Armacost. Their work will be on display through June 22nd. Click here for more information.
Friday, May 24 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Lanza’s Cafe will be holding a poetry open mic night. You’re invited to enjoy the talent around our community and to perform a spoken word poem of your own. For more information, click here.
Friday, May 24 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
The Freight Train Blues Concert Series continues this Friday in Carrboro. Bring your blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy some fantastic roots music. This Friday you can check out Thomas Ryant and Legendary Singing Stars. For more information, click here.
Saturday, May 25 7:15 a.m. – 8:35 a.m.
This Memorial Day weekend, honor our veterans with the American Legion post 6. Join veterans in placing a flag at veterans’ graves at the Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery. For more information, click here.
Saturday, May 25 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pick out some fresh produce at the Chapel Hill Farmers Market. You can find flowers, vegetables, fruit, and more. For more information, click here.
Saturday, May 25 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
This Saturday, Binkley Baptist Church will be holding their monthly Black Lives Matter vigil. This is not a protest but a chance to stand in solidarity with our community in remembrance of the lives lost to police brutality. Click here for more information.
Saturday, May 25 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Enjoy some live music this weekend at Moeser Auditorium in Hill Hall with The Sebastians. Their music is a blend of baroque and classical. To get your tickets, click here.
Saturday, May 25 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Come out to Lonerider Distillery and Taproom for a doodle jam. While enjoying a drink, the host HP Fangs will toss out prompts to participants who will doodle whatever they want within the prompt. Best doodlists will win a prize. For more information, click here.
Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 7:00 p.m.
Come out to JawsFest at Local 506 this weekend. Saturday’s lineup will feature Make, Evil Eye, We Follow the Earth, and Antiquity. Sunday’s lineup will feature Geeked, Totally Slow, Narsick, and Reese McHenry. Before the show, enjoy the Midway Market from 12-5 where over 40 vendors will be selling goods. To get your tickets, click here.
Saturday, May 25 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Come out to Steel String Brewery this weekend for a night comedy. The homegrown comedy showcase will bring together a group of comics with local ties to keep you laughing. All proceeds will go to the comedians. To get your tickets, click here.
Sunday, May 26 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
This Sunday at the Carrboro Town Commons there will be the Carrboro Vintage Market. Shop vintage clothing, enjoy live music, and get some food from the food trucks that will be on site. For more information, click here.
Sunday, May 26 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Author Ken Wetherington will be at Golden Fig Books in Carrboro for a reading, signing, and discussion. He will speak about his work and read a passage from his short story, Black Bear Lake from his book Santa Abella. After the signing and reading, he will sign books and chat with people. Click here for more information.
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